Friend v. Stancato

We will refer to the parties by name.

The case is before us on writ of error directed to a judgment of the district court of Chaffee county which decreed to Sarah Stancato a change of point of diversion of .96 cubic feet of water per second of time in the Boon Ditch, and assessed costs against protestant Noble R. Friend in the amount of $587.68.

Three points are argued by counsel for Friend as grounds for reversal of the judgment, which are as follows: (1) That the trial court erred in rejecting evidence offered by Friend tending to prove that he owned an interest in the water in question; (2)…